The Civil War
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A comprehensive survey of the American Civil War. The Civil War featuring David McCullough and Sam Waterston has one or more episodes free on PBS, available for purchase on Prime Video, available for purchase on Microsoft Store, and 1 other. It's a documentary and history show with 9 episodes over 1 season. The Civil War is no longer running and has no plans to air new episodes or seasons. It has a high IMDb audience rating of 9.0 (18,979 votes).
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Available to rent or buy
United States
Currently you are able to watch The Civil War streaming on PBS. It is also possible to buy The Civil War on Prime Video, Microsoft Store, and VUDU.
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| Country | Services | Access with ExpressVPN |
|---|---|---|
| United States | PBS (Free) | ✅ |
| United Kingdom | NowTV | ✅ |
| Australia | Not Available | ❌ |
| Canada | Not Available | ❌ |
| New Zealand | Not Available | ❌ |
Streaming availability last updated: 03:03:34 AM, 09/15/2024 PST
More Information on The Civil War
A comprehensive survey of the American Civil War. The Civil War featuring David McCullough and Sam Waterston has one or more episodes free on PBS, available for purchase on Prime Video, available for purchase on Microsoft Store, and 1 other. It's a documentary and history show with 9 episodes over 1 season. The Civil War is no longer running and has no plans to air new episodes or seasons. It has a high IMDb audience rating of 9.0 (18,979 votes).
Narrator
David McCullough
Abraham Lincoln
Sam Waterston
Mary Chestnut
Julie Harris
Ulysses S. Grant
Jason Robards
Frederick Douglass
Morgan Freeman
Joshua Chamberlain
Paul Roebling
Walt Whitman
Garrison Keillor
Robert E. Lee
George Black
William Tecumseh Sherman
Arthur Miller
Elisha Hunt Rhodes
Christopher Murney
Samuel R. Watkins
Charles McDowell
Jefferson Davis
Horton Foote
George Templeton Strong
George Plimpton
Horace Greeley
Philip Bosco
George B. McClellan
Terry Courier
Stonewall Jackson / Various
Jody Powell
Benjamin Butler / Various
Studs Terkel
Various
Hoyt Axton
Various
John Hartford
Various
Colleen Dewhurst
Producer
Catherine Yang Eisele
Producer
Julie A. Dunfey
Producer
Mike Hill
Producer
Ric Burns
Producer
Stephen Ives
Executive Producer
Ken Burns
Writer
Geoffrey C. Ward
Composer
Jay Ungar
Ratings & Reviews
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The Civil War Season 1 Overview
Sep 23, 1990 - Sep 27, 1990Season 1 of The Civil War has 9 episodes that are available to stream on PBS (Free) and for Rent or Purchase on 6 Services.
The Civil War Season 1 Episodes
S01 E09The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865)
Sep 27, 1990The North celebrated Lee's surrender and the end of the war. On April 14, Good Friday, John Wilkes Booth learned...
S01 E09 of The Civil War is available for Rent or Purchase on Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Microsoft, Vudu, YouTube.
S01 E08 War Is All Hell (1865)
Sep 27, 1990By the beginning of 1865, the Confederacy was coming to an end. Atlanta had been overrun and Sherman was marching...
S01 E08 of The Civil War is available for Rent or Purchase on Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Microsoft, Vudu, YouTube.
S01 E07 Most Hallowed Ground (1864)
Sep 26, 1990By the summer of 1864, the Union push had been stopped. At Petersburg, Union troops had been entrenched in an...
S01 E07 of The Civil War is available for Rent or Purchase on Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Microsoft, Vudu, YouTube.
